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Patient Centered Care Coordination: the Impact of a Non-Acute Care Clinical Curricular Module on Nursing Student Learning Outcomes
Get PDFThis poster reports on the results of a study that investigated the impact of a clinical curricular module for teaching patient-centered care coordination on BSN student learning outcomes. Prior to the development of the clinical curricular module, the junior-level curriculum in the Bethel nursing program contained disparate student learning experiences in non-acute care settings. The module brought these existing and new learning experiences together into a cohesive curriculum using the Chronic Care Model as a conceptual framework. The quasi-experimental study was one of the first nursing education research studies conducted about the important and emerging professional nursing role of care coordination. Using data generated from quantitative instruments and qualitative focus groups. the clinical curricular module produced positive and significant effects on student learning
Tel Shimron and Archaeology of Israel
Get PDFTel Shimron Excavations is an archaeological project taking place in northern Israel. Tel Shimron Excavation seeks to understand the ancient world, including the world of the Bible, through rigorous archaeological investigation, in order to provide resources for the study of Levantine history and culture over the last five thousand years. The project aims to add to our understanding of the social, economic, and political world that produced and transmitted the Bible and other early texts of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Through the use of sophisticated technology and methods, Tel Shimron Excavations has uncovered a fortified Canaanite city (1800 - 1200 BCE), fragments of a First Temple period Israelite city (destroyed by Assyria in 734-2 BCE), a Hellenistic farming outpost supplying the port of Acco, a first century CE Jewish community, and Mamluk farming village. During the 2023 season, our team of world-renowned experts unearthed a rare and exquisitely preserved vaulted passageway dating back 3,800 years
Japan, Anime, and Theology
Get PDFThis poster presents two publications related to Japan, anime, and theology. While each publication is different, they both ask “How do Japanese anime and popular culture reflect the beliefs of the people, and how can we view these beliefs from a biblical theological lens?” The book Anime, Philosophy, and Religion explores the diversity of anime themes and content by an international group of scholars. The article “Holograms and Idols: The Image of God and Artificial Transcendence in the Cultural Phenomenon of the Japanese Vocaloid Hatsune Miku” argues how the popularity of hologram concerts reflects the universal human desire for a relationship with the divine
Institutional Impact of the BUILD Program: Postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities
Get PDFThe current higher education environment is plagued with declining enrollment (Eide, 2018) and shrinking budgets (Doyle, 2020) while historically under-represented and under-served students, including those with intellectual disabilities (ID) (Thoma, et al., 2011), have traditionally experienced limited access to higher education (Thelin, 2011). The purpose of this study was to research the institutional impact of the BUILD program, one university’s effort to increase access to and the effectiveness of higher education for all students, including those with ID, while simultaneously expanding the prospective student enrollment pool. Through a qualitative case study analysis, this research explored and evaluated the implementation and impact of integrating the BUILD program at the university. The findings indicate that as students in BUILD integrate and succeed within the campus space, traditional students, faculty, and staff are changing from their interactions with students with ID. The BUILD program impacted and continues to impact the community member experience and identity development, organizational policy and systems, and culture and subcultures of the university. Additionally, this study explored the pathways to improving the inclusivity of university systems as this mid-sized university meets the challenges of offering an integrated residential college experience to students with ID. The findings of this research project, the implications of the BUILD program, and the experience and outcomes of these students with ID are critical to inclusiveness in postsecondary educational understanding, policy, and practice. This study is part of a broader research project that includes a phenomenological study of BUILD student experiences (Lindell et al., 2021) and longitudinal data being collected on the self-determination and quality-of-life outcomes of BUILD graduates (in progress)
Restored Soul: A Selection of Poetry
Get PDFRestored Soul is the working title of a manuscript of poetry. The poster will display selections of poems that stem from African-American culture, community, and faith. There will also be poems inspired by Minnesota and Bethel
Search for pair production of vector-like quarks in CMS Run 2 data
No full textThe Compact Muon Solenoid experiment (CMS) at the CERN Large Hadron Collider records proton-proton collision data in order to study the particles and forces that exist in very high energy conditions. The 2012 discovery of the Higgs boson was a triumph for the field of particle physics, but pointed toward the probably existence of unknown high-mass particles. Vector-like quarks (VLQs) are a possible type of high-mass fermions, and their decays to lighter particles create exciting detector signatures. This search utilizes deep machine learning to both identify decay products of VLQs in the detector and to separate potential signal events from background. The results do not show evidence of VLQs but stretch CMS sensitivity to these particles forward by a significant amount in our chosen final state. This work was recently published in the Journal of High Energy Physics and featured 6 Bethel student coauthors who participated via the Bethel Edgren Scholarship, summer research, and senior thesis research.https://spark.bethel.edu/dayofscholarshipgallery/1019/thumbnail.jp
Corruption and Reforms: A Dynamic Panel Data Study
Get PDFIn a previously published paper we emperically showed that rather than democracy, a country\u27s quality of institutions, like contract enforcement, have a statistically significant and positive impact on economic growth. During my sabbatical, I am working on a follow up paper in which is examining the effect of democracy on the control of corruption in a sample of more than 120 countries, spanning 40 years of data. Using GMM based dynamic longitudnal data analysis methods, we find that democratic quality, spesifically, the accumalted stock of democratic capital in a country has a sgnificant impact in reducing government corruption. We also find that sequencing financial sector reforms before integrating with the global economy also help lower a country\u27s corruption level
Telemedicine for Prenatal Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFIn the United States, 24.4% or approximately 1 million pregnant individuals, do not receive early or sufficient prenatal care each year. Due to its widespread adoption during the pandemic, understanding how it was implemented and insights from user experiences can inform the utilization of telemedicine as a potential long-term strategy to improve access to prenatal care. For this national, convergent mixed methods study, researchers surveyed 196 perinatal providers and 749 pregnant patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings indicated mild to moderate satisfaction across six telehealth usability domains. While the majority of participants reported they did not use blood pressure cuffs and fetal Dopplers during virtual visits, many believed this would increase their confidence in utilizing telemedicine beyond the pandemic. Further exploration on the inclusion of physical exam components, visit frequency, and safety is warranted
Physician Assistants/Associates with Doctoral Degrees: Where Are They Now?
No full textOriginal Research: The impact of holding a doctoral credential by clinically practicing physician assistants (PAs) remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate practice patterns and describe demographic characteristics of PAs who have terminal doctoral degrees. This was a secondary analysis, using descriptive bivariate statistics and chi-square tests, with data obtained from the 2021 Salary Survey of the American Academy of PAs. There were statistically significant differences in practice patterns and demographic factors between PAs with and without doctoral degrees. Taken together, holding a doctoral credential may improve upward mobility at workplaces. This study was among the first to analyze data surrounding the characteristics of clinically practicing PAs with terminal doctoral degrees. We hope this work may shed more light on the potential impacts of doctoral degrees for PAs and provide needed evidence for the ongoing debate on whether the PA profession should move to doctoral level training
3 Education Wins Sustained by District Technology Directors Post-Pandemic
No full textDistrict technology directors were at the helm and executed herculean initiatives as the COVID-19 pandemic required school systems to quickly transition to remote learning